WVUE-TV (New Orleans, LA)

WVUE-DT, also known as channel 8, is a TV station based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is part of the Fox network. The station is owned by Gray Television and has its main studios on Norman C. Francis Parkway in the Gert Town area of the city. Additionally, there is a secondary studio located in the Benson Tower in downtown New Orleans. The transmitter for WVUE-DT is situated on Magistrate Street in Chalmette, Louisiana.

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St. Tammany council moves to halt Magnolia Water expansion amid ongoing complaints

19 hours ago | fox8live.com | Jacob Bradford

COVINGTON, La. (WVUE) - Saint Tammany Parish residents packed Thursday night’s council meeting to speak out against persistent water issues linked to Magnolia Water. Customers reported months of dealing with dirty water, low water pressure, and frequent boil water advisories.
Students, leaders fight closure of New Orleans Job Corps

20 hours ago | fox8live.com | Parker Boyd

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After dropping out of school in the ninth grade, Aaron Gandy found a second chance at the New Orleans Job Corps Center. Now, that lifeline is slipping away. Gandy stood outside the facility on Thursday, heartbroken after learning it was scheduled to close on June 30. “It really changes your life around,” Gandy said. The Job Corps provides free education and job training for low-income youth in the community.
People report getting sick from THCp edibles, sold at smoke shops

1 day ago | fox8live.com | Jacob Bradford

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - THC edibles have grown in popularity in New Orleans in recent years. Now, a new, more potent form of the substance has some people saying it made them sick. One local store is even warning its customers about the product. “People come in and they are like, ‘hey this made me high for a couple of days.’ And we say, ‘yea, they should have told you about that,’” said Jeffrey Wells, store manager at Simply Cannabis.
Legislative auditor launches deep audit of OPSO operations, spending

1 day ago | fox8live.com | Chris Welty

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office remains under intense scrutiny as the Louisiana Legislative Auditor investigates everything from finances to internal procedures. “From day one, the Sheriff said we have nothing to hide, we want full transparency here,” said Louisiana Legislative Auditor Michael Waguespack. “Everything we’ve asked for, they’ve given us.”The auditor’s office has assigned a special task force in New Orleans to review OPSO.
Three Slidell teens indicted in death of St. Tammany Parish deputy Sgt. Grant Candies

2 days ago | fox8live.com | Ken Daley

COVINGTON, La. (WVUE) - Three Slidell teens have been indicted on charges accusing them of killing a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy three months ago, District Attorney Collin Sims’ office said. A St. Tammany grand jury on Tuesday (June 3) returned an indictment charging 17-year-olds Adrian Waughtal and Mason Fischer with second-degree murder and 18-year-old Michael Lanier with manslaughter, in connection with the death of Sgt. Grant Candies.
State Supreme Court mandates domestic violence training for all Louisiana judges

2 days ago | fox8live.com | Ken Daley

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday (June 4) ordered all judges in the state to undergo training on running “trauma-informed courts” and learning best practices for domestic violence cases. The order, effective immediately, requires Louisiana judges to attend a one-hour training session every other year. The seminars will be offered by the Louisiana Judicial College and Louisiana Protective Order Registry.
Van hits tow truck helping vehicle and goes airborne

2 days ago | fox8live.com | Russell Kinsaul |Amanda Alvarado

ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A van hit a tow truck helping a vehicle and went airborne on Friday. Illinois State Police issued a citation for improper passing of an emergency vehicle after the bizarre accident Friday afternoon on Highway 158. “Could have been a lot worse,” said Allen Timmerwilke, a driver for Quality Towing. Timmerwilke was dispatched around 4:30 p.m. to pull a truck out of a ditch.
Heart of Louisiana: Lake Bruin

2 days ago | fox8live.com | Dave McNamara

ST. JOSEPH, La. (WVUE) - A Northeast Louisiana state park seems like a big of an oasis. Lake Bruin is a picturesque body of water, surrounded by Cypress trees. It offers a quiet spot for camping and an exciting place for fishing, all tucked away in the flat farmland of the Mississippi River Delta. To many, it’s a hidden gem uncovered by Dave McNamara in the Heart of Louisiana. For more, visit the Heart of Louisiana archive here. See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click Here to report it.
Orleans Sheriff Hutson spars with City Council over jail funding

3 days ago | fox8live.com | Chris Welty

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson painted a bleak picture of the city’s jail operations Tuesday (June 3) if the city does not allocate more money for facility repairs and upgrades. Hutson suggested ongoing plumbing problems could force a shutdown of the parish jail, from which 10 inmates escaped on May 16. The claim was met with derision by members of the New Orleans City Council at a meeting that occasionally turned contentious.
Lil Wayne releases Tha Carter VI Tour dates, skipping Louisiana

3 days ago | fox8live.com | Mykal Vincent

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Lil Wayne is taking his long-awaited Tha Carter VI on the road, but fans in his home state of Louisiana may be disappointed. The New Orleans native has announced a 34-city North American tour celebrating his upcoming album and the 20-year legacy of Tha Carter series. No shows are scheduled for Louisiana. The omission comes just months after Wayne expressed frustration about being passed over for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in his hometown of New Orleans.